Configuration Guide › LDAP User Store Management › Connection to the User Directory › Provider Element

Provider Element

Configuration information is stored in the Provider element and its subelements in the directory.xml file.

Note: If you are creating a CA IdentityMinder directory, you do not need to provide directory connection information in the directory.xml file. You provide connection information in the CA IdentityMinder Directory wizard in the Management Console. Modify the Provider element for updates only.

The Provider element includes the following subelements:

LDAP

Describes the user directory to which you are connecting.

Credentials

Provides the user name and password for accessing the LDAP user store.

Connection

Supplies the host name and port for the computer where the user store is located.

Provisioning Domain

Defines the Provisioning Domain that CA IdentityMinder manages (for provisioning users only).

A completed Provider element resembles the following code:

<Provider type="LDAP" userdirectory="@SMDirName">
   <LDAP searchroot="@SMDirSearchRoot" secure="@SMDirSecure" />
   <Credentials user="@SMDirUser" 
     cleartext="true">@SMDirPassword</Credentials>
   <Connection host="@SMDirHost" port="@SMDirPort" />
   <eTrustAdmin domain="@SMDirETrustAdminDomain" />
</Provider>

The Provider element includes the following parameters:

type

Specifies the type of the database. For all LDAP user stores, specify LDAP (default).

userdirectory

Specifies the name of the user directory connection.

Note: Do not specify a name for the user directory connection in the directory.xml file. CA IdentityMinder prompts you to supply the name when you create the CA IdentityMinder directory in the Management Console.

Note: The parameters are optional.